Tristan Peters
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 442 PA · 2.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 27, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 488 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 66 | .284 | .306 | 18% | 11% | 27% | −0.08 | −0.36 |
| RHP | 422 | .358 | .318 | 18% | 7% | 34% | −0.27 | −0.36 |
- Attack angle
- 13.5° (56% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.7°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 7%
- Pull-air %
- 25.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 34.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .265/.337/.437 · 118
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+4.0 vs. league per 100; 1.9 standard errors on 106 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.9), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 90 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,612 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Peters: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Cedric Mullins TB · ’94 | .273 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Free agent |
| 62 | Ryan O'Hearn PIT · ’93 | .313 | 0.6 | 1.0 | Signed $15.0M |
| 59 | Ozzie Albies ATL · ’97 | .274 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Club option $7.0M |
| 58 | Brooks Lee MIN · ’01 | .281 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Donovan Walton ATH · ’94 | .324 | 1.0 | 0.3 | Pre-arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 369 |
| 2026 | RF | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 466 |
| 2026 | CF | +9 | +8 | −0.3 | +7.7 | 3,981 |
| 2025 | CF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 123 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 5 | 23 | 22% |
| ★★★★ | 2 | 8 | 25% |
| ★★★ | 9 | 11 | 82% |
| ★★ | 18 | 19 | 95% |
| ★ | 32 | 32 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 47 | +0.6 |
| 2026 | CF | 470 | +4.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Durham Bulls | 25 | 136 | 555 PA | 555 PA · .266/.355/.429 · 15 HR · 18.4% K · 11.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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